Year of the Dog

2018 is the year of the dog! Check out this handy guide to keeping man’s best friend safe and healthy in The Hills Shire.

DOG PARKS

The Hills Shire has many areas where your furry friends can roam free. The following reserves have designated offleash or free run areas where dogs are allowed off leash with supervision:

Balcombe Heights Reserve

Castle Hill Showground

Coolong Reserve

Crestwood Reserve

Dewhurst Avenue Reserve

REGISTER YOUR DOG

All dogs in NSW must be registered by six months of age unless they are exempt. The one off registration fee covers the dog for its whole lifetime and there’s a discounted rate for desexed dogs.

MICROCHIPPING

Did you know that all dogs in NSW must be microchipped by 12 weeks of age or before being sold or given away, whichever comes first.

DOG SAFETY PROGRAM

Our Dog Safety Program helps to educate children and families about maintaining safe child-dog relationships and allows children to be better prepared when dealing with dogs outside the home. The program is available to all primary schools in The Hills Shire.

DESEX YOUR DOG

Dog owners are encouraged to have their pets desexed before registering them as discounted fees apply. Dogs must be desexed by 6 months of age to receive the discounted lifetime registration fee.

WANDERING DOGS

Dog owners have a responsibility to keep their dog contained inside their property. It is against the law for dogs to wander the streets as they can cause car accidents, damage to property and intimidate the public. If you find a stray dog, you have the responsibility to return it to its owner, contact Council or take it to an animal holding facility such as a vet.

FRIENDS OF HAWKESBURY COMPANION ANIMAL SHELTER

Dogs that cannot be reunited with their owners or are not wanted by them are kept at the Friends of Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter. Save the life of a puppy or dog today by choosing to buy your next pet from the shelter.

Find out more on by searching for ‘Pets and Animals’ on Council’s website.